Open Questions: The Ross Collective Blog
Sharing insights and stories on nonprofit strategy, racial equity and leadership
5 Steps for Nonprofit End-of-Year Planning
Planning helps us think about where we want to go…and the steps to get there.
11 Benefits of an Effective Retreat Facilitator
The benefits of working with a trained retreat facilitator include clarity, energy and alignment at the end of the process.
14 Resources to Achieve Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards
We keep learning from each other and helping each other make #GoodTrouble and do better work.
Leadership is naming the hard stuff - and illuminating a path forward
Leadership is naming the hard stuff and illuminating a path forward
The surprising — and emotional — process of getting to the why of strategic planning
So much of the work of The Ross Collective is supporting organizations to find a path forward.
Three important lessons from a mentor who is no longer with us
Toni Littlestone was a Bay Area career coach who supported thousands of people over the years.
How a surprising royal lesson about stories and systems can help us make change
If you are a leader making change, you should also be thinking about how to make connections between individual stories and larger systems, and what you and your organization are seeking to shift.
Building Inclusive Nonprofit Boards | How to Recruit Diverse Board Members for Your Nonprofit
As humans, we are wired for comparison…and also collaboration.
Three tips for doing hard things – even when we feel like giving up
The Ross Collective creates spaces that support leaders to do things that go beyond their comfort zone.
How organizational values can intensify and improve fundraising and strategy
Conversations about organizational values matter because they give staff and board members the opportunity to talk about some of the questions that are most critical to the organization’s work.
How small experiments move us from grief to a joyful path forward
Small experiments create little successes that we can build on.
Start strategic planning through resource allocation
The first step to strategic planning is assessing your time, money and questions!
Four questions to lead inclusive, interactive meetings
For better meetings, ask these questions beforehand.
Lessons From a Cross-Racial Team About Building Belonging
What should boards do once they recognize that their practices and cultures are out-of-sync with new realities?
Six steps to hire a strategic planning consultant that is an excellent fit
Six steps to hire a strategic planning consultant
How managing change well can help teams embrace joy
How to use our leadership to guide our teams through transition.
Three big ideas to bring your team back together now with compassion and hope
Our framework to help nonprofit teams reconnect and find a path forward
